Minor in Theater Arts

APU’s theater arts minor produces interdisciplinary theater artists skilled in professional production techniques.

18 units

Requirements 

Core Courses
THTR 110Introduction to Acting 13
THTR 210Fundamentals of Stagecraft3
THTR 225History of Theater to the Nineteenth Century 23
or THTR 226 History of Theater: 19th Century to the Present
Electives
Select three of the following:9
THTR 222
Theatrical Lighting and Sound
THTR 223
Theatrical Makeup
THTR 224
Introduction to Stage Management
THTR 233
Improvisation
THTR 355
Theater Education, K-12
THTR 365
Theater for Social Change 3
THTR 374
Writing 3: Playwriting 4
THTR 423
Directing
THTR 460
Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Total Units18
1

Meets the General Education Humanities: Fine Arts requirement.

2

THTR 225 meets the General Education Intercultural Competence requirement. 

3

Meets the General Education Civic Knowledge and Engagement requirement.

4

Meets the General Education Writing 3 requirement.  

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
  1. Integrate technique and skills needed to become an interdisciplinary theater artist.
    2.
  2. Apply professional production techniques.
    3.
  3. Evaluate the historical development of theater as an art.
    4.
  4. Apply analytical approaches to drama.
    5.
  5. Identify the contribution and impact of Christian faith and practice in the theatrical arts.